WWE NXT Results 5/13/25

WWE NXT Results 5/13/25
WWE Performance Center
Winter Park, Florida

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Commentators: (Vic Joseph, Booker T, Corey Graves) 

Ring Announcer: Mike Rome

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

Myles Borne, Ethan Page, Charlie Dempsey, AVA Segment

Myles Borne: Last week, I shocked the damn world. 25 of the toughest man across NXT, LFG and EVOLVE, and I was the last man standing, and now I’m going to Battleground. Now, I probably wasn’t your first pick or your second, maybe not even your third, but that’s okay, I’m used to this. We’ve been dancing around this whole thing for awhile now, but I have a disability. I’m partially deaf. It affects my speech. It affects the way that I talk. But let tell you something, last week, when I eliminated Ethan Page and Shawn Spears, I heard you going crazy. I don’t just want to be known as the deaf kid. I want to be judged by my ability, not by my disability. And that’s what everyone with a disability wants to be judged by. So, yeah, Battleground, I’m the underdog. I’m facing a dominant champion, but I’m fighting for all the kids out there that struggling fighting their own fight. To prove that you, too, can achieve success. Oba Femi, I hope you’re listening, because last week, they didn’t give me a shot, but look what happened. May 25th, they’re not giving me a shot, but I’m ready to shock the world again. I might be hard at hearing, but at Battleground, I will hear Rome announce me, Myles Borne, your new NXT Champion.

Ethan Page: Alright, alright, alright, enough with all the sentimental crap. Myles, you might actually be worse than Ricky Saints, with all the pandering to these basic civilians. I gave Ricky his reality check, and now I’m going to give you yours. Myles, you won a battle royal, a battle royal on a fluke, a legitimate one in a million-chance thing actually came true. You know what, they’re actually right, I’m very sorry, there’s no closed captioned here, so let me do you a favor, and I’ll say very slow, so you can read my lips. You can’t beat Oba. You’re not on his level. You’re not on my level. And better yet, you know what, before you got to Battleground and embarrass yourself, I got a better idea for you. You want to prove to these people and to yourself that you actually deserve this opportunity at this championship? Hey, prove it, prove it, put the contendership on the line, tonight, against me.

Charlie Dempsey: You know what, Myles? This is actually the perfect learning opportunity for you. I mean, you got me the match with Oba tonight, because you wanted some advice, firsthand knowledge, am I right? Well, think about it, what better way to learn than to go toe-to-toe with a former NXT Champion. No, this is going to be the perfect fight camp for you. Think about it, iron sharpens iron is what they say, and you get to silence all of your doubters, even your biggest one.

Myles Borne: You’re right, Charlie, you’re on.

AVA: Alright, alright, let’s dial back, let’s dial back a minute. Now, Myles, look, truthfully, I don’t know if this is the right move for you right now, but I also see how confident you are, and I know how badly you want to prove yourself. So, I’ll allow it. Tonight, you can face Ethan Page, with your number one contendership on the line. But that match is scheduled for later, because, right now, Charlie, you actually have some pretty big business on your hands, remember? Because your match with the NXT Champion Oba Femi is right now.

First Match: Oba Femi vs. Charlie Dempsey w/The No Quarter Catch Crew

Dempsey with a waist lock go-behind. Femi decks Dempsey with a back elbow smash. Femi with a waist lock takedown. Dempsey applies a double wrist lock. Dempsey transitions into a front face lock. Femi shoves Dempsey off the ring apron. Dempsey regroups on the outside. Dempsey applies a side headlock. Femi whips Dempsey across the ring. Dempsey ducks under two clotheslines from Femi. Shoulder Block Exchange. Dempsey scores the ankle pick. Dempsey applies a leg lock. Femi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Femi drops Dempsey with a shoulder tackle. Dempsey kicks the left hamstring of Femi. Femi escapes The CrossFace. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Dempsey applies a waist lock. Femi transitions into a wrist lock. Femi with clubbing shoulder block. Dempsey rocks Femi with a forearm smash. Dempsey uppercuts Femi. Femi with a straight right hand.

Femi goes for a Bodyslam, but Dempsey counters with The Sleeper Hold. Femi backs Dempsey into the turnbuckles. Femi with a snap mare takedown for a two count. Femi drives his knee into Dempsey’s back. Dempsey buries his elbow into the midsection of Femi. Femi answers with a knee lift. Femi whips Dempsey across the ring. Femi with The Hip Toss. Femi goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Dempsey counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Femi with The Big Boot. Femi whips Dempsey across the ring. Dempsey kicks Femi in the chest. Dempsey uppercuts Femi. Femi reverses out of the irish whip from Dempsey. Misfired Hip Tosses. Dempsey HeadButts Femi. Dempsey applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Dempsey transitions into The Triangle Choke. Femi blocks The Sunset Flip. Femi with a Back Body Drop.

Dempsey kicks the left shoulder of Femi. Dempsey unloads two knife edge chops. Dempsey with an arm-ringer. Dempsey drives Femi shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Dempsey with The Arm-Ringer across the top rope. Dempsey scores another ankle pick. Dempsey stomps on the left shoulder of Femi. Dempsey applies a waist lock. Forearm/Back Elbow Exchange. Femi blocks The Butterfly Suplex. Femi drives Dempsey back first into the turnbuckles. Dempsey with a knee lift for a two count. Dempsey applies a double wrist lock. Femi bodyslams Dempsey. Femi goes for a Running Sledge, but Dempsey gets his knees up in the air. Dempsey with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Dempsey applies the short-arm scissors. Femi rolls Dempsey over for a two count. Femi with a Desperation Slam. Dempsey slaps Femi in the face. Forearm Exchange. Femi with three uppercuts. Femi with a Back Body Drop. Femi follows that with Three Running Uppercuts. Femi with a Toss Slam. Femi connects with The Fall From Grace to pickup the victory.

Winner: Oba Femi via Pinfall 

– Karmen Petrovic appreciates Thea Hail having her back last week, that’s what friends are for. Thea couldn’t sit there and watch Karmen take another Hypnotic from Jaida Parker. Karmen & Thea sees Tatum Paxley throwing a tantrum destroying her doll house. Tatum pokes fun at the notion that Thea calls herself a grown ass woman when she can’t do anything by herself. Tatum has nothing, she’s lost everything, and she can’t take this betrayal any longer. Tatum tells Karmen that Thea is going to leave her, because that’s what friends do, right? They betray you.

– Ricky Saints runs into Ethan Page in the backstage area. Ricky says that it’s bad enough he lives rent free in Ethan’s head, but now he’s going to ruin Myles Borne’s moment as well. It seems like Ethan really loves to rain on people’s parade around here. Ethan gets immense pleasure from taking people’s moments from them. To be honest, Ethan thought Ricky would recognize that by now. Ethan wanted to revisit his issues with Ricky, but there’s a championship match at Battleground that desperately needs him in it, that way he can restore order in NXT, and Ricky can play second fiddle to him. Ricky says good luck with that as Ethan walks away.

Second Match: Tony D’Angelo vs. Wes Lee w/The High Ryze 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Angelo outpowers Lee. Lee ducks a clothesline from Angelo. Lee with a forearm shiver across the back of Angelo. Lee applies a side headlock. Angelo blocks the side headlock takeover. Angelo goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Lee lands back on his feet. Lee rolls under a punch from Angelo. Lee talks smack to Angelo. Lee with clubbing hamstring kicks. Lee teep kicks the midsection of Angelo. Lee with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Angelo side steps Lee into the turnbuckles. Angelo catches Lee in mid-air. Angelo delivers Mafia Punches. Angelo with a running haymaker. Angelo with a Hip Toss into the ring. Angelo blasts Tyson Dupont off the ring apron. Angelo punches Lee. Tyriek Igwe trips Angelo from the outside. Angelo kicks Lee in the face. Angelo tugs on Lee’s hair. Angelo launches Lee into The High Ryze’s arms. Angelo wipes out The High Ryze with a Flying Crossbody Block off the ring apron. The referee tells The High Ryze to get off the apron.

Lee with a Double Knee Strike from behind. Lee with forearm shivers. Angelo tumbles to the floor. Lee lands The Suicide Dive. Lee repeatedly kicks Angelo in the chest. Igwe prevents Lee from getting disqualified. Lee with The Frog Splash for a two count. Lee applies a front face lock. Lee transitions into a ground and pound attack. Angelo is throwing haymakers at Lee. Lee kicks the left knee of Angelo. Lee delivers his combination offense. Lee kicks Angelo in the back of the head. Lee with a Double Foot Stomp. High Ryze gangs up on Angelo behind the referee’s back. Lee with The Running Meteora for a two count. Lee rocks Angelo with a forearm smash. Lee with clubbing shoulder blocks in the corner. Lee kicks Angelo in the back. Lee continues to run his mouth.

Lee toys around with Angelo. Angelo grabs Lee by his throat. Angelo with Three HeadButts. Lee tumbles to the floor. Angelo with a double clothesline. Lee slides back into the ring. Lee rolls Angelo over for a two count. Lee SuperKicks Angelo. Angelo responds with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Angelo with a flurry of haymakers. Angelo with two clotheslines. Angelo follows that with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex. Angelo with The Release German Suplex. Angelo whips Lee across the ring. Angelo Powerslams Lee for a two count. Angelo goes for The SpineBuster, but Lee counters with The Hurricanrana. Lee with The Spinning Roundhouse Kick. Lee goes for The Kardiak Kick, but Angelo counters with The Spear. Channing Lorenzo appears on the titantron. Stacks tells Angelo that he’s going to pay Adriana Rizzo a visit. Lee connects with The Kardiak Kick to pickup the victory.

Winner: Wes Lee via Pinfall 

– OTM Vignette.

Stephanie Vaquer, Fatal Influence, Jordynne Grace Segment 

Stephanie Vaquer: Last week, Jordynne became the number one contender for my NXT Women’s Championship at Battleground. I have respect for Jordynne’s journey. She is at the top of TNA, and now she wants to stand on top of NXT.

Fallon Henley: Gosh, it must be nice to be on top of the world. I mean, everyone and their mom loves Stephanie Vaquer, am I right, guys? Hell, you’ve been on top ever since you got here. You truly are one of a kind, but you see that’s actually what’s going to make your downfall that much sweeter. And sure, you were the infamous double champion, the NXT Women’s North American Champion.

Jacy Jayne: But you and Fallon must both know what a great feeling it is to win that championship. Me, I can’t relate. But since you did pin Fallon and beat her to win the Women’s North American Championship.

Fallon Henley: She did, she also beat Giulia to become the NXT Women’s Champion, so what’s your point, Jacy?

Jacy Jayne: My point is that I don’t think this is gonna last that much longer.

Fallon Henley: Well, I agree with you there.

Jacy Jayne: You see, NXT is Fatal Influence’s World, a world that you definitely don’t belong in. And just think about it, how ironic would it be if Fatal Influence were the ones to take that NXT Women’s Championship off your hands.

Jordynne Grace: Jacy, Fallon, you two can’t even get out of each other’s way, so how are you out here talking about the NXT Women’s Championship? I’m not here to save the day. I’m here to protect my investment, my opportunity.

Stephanie Vaquer: I am not your investment.

Jacy Jayne: Oh, you see what I mean, I destroy friendships, and in the process, I flip this division upside down.

Fallon Henley: Well, that was in the past, Jacy, that was the past.

Jacy Jayne: Right, right, the past. What I was trying to say, is you both have collective stamps on your passports. Yes, you’re awesome, whatever. But while you were touring the globe, we were here in NXT holding this division down. And now we’re the ones that deserve to be at the top of it. And although we usually don’t like newbies, I will say, at least Stephanie has taken her opportunities, and made them worth it.

Stephanie Vaquer: Jordynne failed last time, and she will fail, again.

Jordynne Grace: Stephanie, a lot of growth you’ve made in a year. I will beat you at Battleground and become NXT Women’s Champion. And nothing, especially not Fatal Influence is going to stop me. So, if I can take care of you two, again, tonight. I will. And as for you, Stephanie, I’m gonna make a hundred percent sure that you make it to Tampa in one piece.

Jacy Jayne: Look, it doesn’t matter who walks out of Battleground with that title, they’ll be right for the taking, and Fatal Influence will be the ones to do it.

– Myles Borne wants Charlie Dempsey and NQCC to stay in the back during his match.

– We come back from commercial break, The Undertaker & Bubba Ray Dudley are having a conversation with Zena Sterling and Tyra Mae Steele. Bubba says congratulations to Tyra and Zena for making it to the finals of the LFG Playoffs, and they’ve truly deserved it. But only one of them will get that NXT contract. They have the opportunity to compete in the best women’s division in the industry. Bubba knows that either Tyra or Zena will have a big bullseye on their back. Izzi Dame and Nikkita Lyons joins the conversation. Dame doesn’t believe that they’ll survive in their locker room. Lash Legend & Lola Vice enters the scene. Lash is not giving up her spot, and she’ll force either Tyra or Zena to do another season of LFG. The Undertaker says whoever wins on Sunday will have their work cut out for them.

– Tony D’Angelo puts a camera man inside his truck. They’re heading off to Rizzo’s safe house.

Third Match: Myles Borne vs. Ethan Page In A Number One Contenders Match For The WWE NXT Championship 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Borne with a waist lock takedown. Borne applies a front face lock. Page grabs the middle rope which forces the break. Page with a straight right hand. Page grabs a side headlock. Borne whips Page across the ring. Borne drops down on the canvas. Borne leapfrogs over Page. Borne with a deep arm-drag. Borne applies an arm-bar. Page with two haymakers. Page whips Borne across the ring. Page clotheslines Borne. Page tees off on Borne. Page with a hammer elbow. Borne with heavy bodyshots. Page drives his knee into the midsection of Borne. Borne with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Borne with a haymaker/uppercut combination. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Borne. Page scores the elbow knockdown. Page transitions into a ground and pound attack. Page applies a rear chin lock. Borne with a Belly to Back Suplex. Page with a running haymaker. Page goes back to the rear chin lock. Borne repeatedly backs Page into the turnbuckles. Borne is throwing haymakers at Page. Borne with clubbing uppercuts in the corner. Borne with The Stinger Splash.

Page reverses out of the irish whip from Borne. Borne dives over Page. Page kicks Borne in the face. Borne clotheslines Page over the top rope. Borne is fired up. Borne with a series of uppercuts on the outside. Borne rolls Page back into the ring. Borne punches Page. Page kicks Borne in the gut. Borne sends Page face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Borne. Borne kicks Page in the face. Borne ascends to the top turnbuckle. Page with The Running Powerslam for a two count. Page applies The Boston Crab. Borne grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Page repeatedly stomps on Borne’s back and chest. Page poses for the crowd. Borne with heavy bodyshots. Page rocks Borne with a forearm smash. Page slams Borne’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Page whips Borne back first into the turnbuckles.

Page floors Borne with another haymaker. Page puts Borne on the top turnbuckle. Page with The SuperPlex for a two count. Borne blocks The Boston Crab. Borne ducks a clothesline from Page. Borne Powerslams Page. Borne with two haymakers. Borne with two clotheslines. Borne ducks a clothesline from Page. Borne uppercuts Page. Borne with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Borne with The Stinger Splash. Borne follows that with The Olympic Slam for a two count. Page fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Page applies a waist lock. Borne with two sharp elbow strikes. Misfired Clotheslines. Page blocks a dropkick from Borne. Page hooks the outside leg for a two count. Page puts Borne on the top turnbuckle. Page with two haymakers. Borne blocks The Avalanche Powerslam. Borne with a flying clothesline. Borne goes for The Powerslam, but Page holds onto the ropes. Page with The Big Boot. Page goes for The Ego’s Edge, but Borne lands back on his feet. Borne goes for The Olympic Slam, but Page lands back on his feet. Borne blocks The Twisted Grin. Borne dropkicks Page. Borne connects with The Jackknife Hold to pickup the victory.

Winner: Myles Borne via Pinfall 

– Je’Von Evans had a confrontation with Ashante THEE Adonis in the locker room. Adonis says that Evans shouldn’t be giving people from EVOLVE the time of day. Evans hasn’t forgot where he came from, there’s a lot of dogs in the independent scene. Adonis says that he would smoke both Evans and Sean Legacy. Ricky Saints likes the sound of that. Ricky says that he’ll go talk to AVA, and the winner of Evans/Adonis/Legacy can meet him on the other side of NXT Battleground.

– The Undertaker will be a special guest on Stephanie’s Places on ESPN Plus.

– Stacks ambushes The DON from behind as he arrives at Rizzo’s house. He knows every move Tony D’Angelo is going to make. Now he’s a desperate Don with no family, nothing. He made the choice to embarrass Tony at Stand & Deliver. At Battleground, Stacks plans on taking out The Don and putting an end to The D’Angelo Family, once and for all.

Fourth Match: Thea Hail vs. Tatum Paxley 

Standing Switch Exchange. Paxley decks Hail with a back elbow smash. Hail with a straight right hand. Hail talks smack to Paxley. Paxley shoves Hail. Following a snap mare takeover, Hail with a Mid-Kick. Hail with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Hail applies The Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Paxley rolls Hail over for a two count. Hail with a deep arm-drag. Paxley kicks Hail in the gut. Paxley with forearm shivers. Paxley HeadButts Hail. Hail slams Paxley’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Paxley decks Hail with a back elbow smash. Paxley with a Step Up Enzuigiri for a two count. Paxley avoids a right hand from Hail. Hail avoids another enzuigiri from Paxley. Hail rolls Paxley over for a two count.

Hail with a flurry of haymakers. Hail whips Paxley across the ring. Paxley holds onto the ropes. Paxley kicks Hail in the chest. Paxley with a SomerSault Leg Drop for a two count. Paxley is displaying her frustration. Hail HeadButts Paxley. Paxley goes for a German Suplex, but Hail counters with a Deep Arm-Drag. Hail with a CodeBreaker to the left shoulder of Paxley. Hail is lighting up Paxley’s chest. Hail ducks a clothesline from Paxley. Hail with two diving axe handle strikes. Hail with a Sliding Lariat. Paxley side steps Hail into the turnbuckles. Paxley with a leaping knee smash. Paxley goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hail counters with The Kimura Lock. Paxley grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Hail blocks The SuperKick. Hail goes for another Kimura Lock, but Paxley rolls her over for a two count. Hail SuperKicks Paxley. Hail hits The 5150. Hail reapplies The Kimura Lock. Paxley starts attacking Hail’s left eye which forces the disqualification. After the match, Paxley is mauling Hail. Paxley had to be restrained by the referee’s.

Winner: Thea Hail via Disqualification 

– We go back to the NXT Women’s Locker Room. Jaida Parker ain’t here to listen to Kelani Jordan’s bitching. Kelani wants to know why Zaria speared her through a barricade last week. It is because Zaria is threatened or is she just jealous that Sol Ruca caught her? Sol apologizes; she didn’t know that was going to happen. Zaria says that they don’t have to apologize to her. She beat Kelani fair and square last week. Kelani can bitch all she wants, because the results don’t change. Kelani wants to run it back next week. If she wins, she wants a shot at Sol’s NXT Women’s North American Championship at NXT Battleground. Sol accepts the challenge on behalf of Zaria. Zaria didn’t seem to be happy with that decision.

– Breaking News: Tony D’Angelo will battle Channing Lorenzo at NXT Battleground.

Joe Hendry & Trick Williams Contract Signing 

AVA: Thank you both for being here, for this historic Battleground contract signing. For the first time on a WWE PLE, the TNA World Championship will be on the line. A brand that just celebrated 23 years, and a title that’s been held by the likes of AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, LA Knight and Bubba Ray Dudley. It all happens at Battleground.

Trick Williams: You did this to yourself, Joe. You took my opportunity at what’s most important to me, so you know what I’m gonna do? I’m gonna take what means the most to you, and that’s that TNA Title. You should’ve stayed in your sweet spot, where you was getting your flowers, where you was the man at TNA. But next Sunday, we’re going to Battleground, and that’s my house.

Joe Hendry: Well, if anyone should know about breaking out, taking risks, having the confidence to do or to be more, it’s you. But somewhere along the way, you’ve forgotten that, and instead, you’re bitching about what you deserve or what should have handed to you.

Trick Williams: I can hand you an ass whooping, right now.

AVA: I don’t care who did what, I have security outside the door, do not make me call them in here. Sit down, both of you, and sign this.

Joe Hendry: You know, TNA is the hottest it’s been in years. And that’s because, every morning, I wake up, and my goal is to make this the biggest brand it could possibly be, and that means me as the champion. I’ve defended this against TNA Wrestlers, NXT Superstars, and I have put them down. Don’t you understand that, next Sunday, the TNA World Championship will be on the line on a WWE PLE? Do you understand how big that is?

Trick Williams: Of course, I know, Joe, because I’m in the match. This match will be historic because of me. And there’s something you need to realize, Joe. You’re a social media sensation, Trick Williams is bigger than NXT, I’m bigger than TNA, hell, I’m bigger than both of them combine. Damnit, I’m Hollywood Trick. And I don’t have to tear you down or mess with what you believe, because the truth is, every man has his 15 minutes of fame, except for Trick Williams. And next Sunday, I’m gonna take your fame, I’m gonna take your title, and I’m gonna take your brand.

– Trick Williams signs the contract.

Joe Hendry: Well, no one is more confident than Trick Williams.

Trick Williams: Let’s talk about it.

Joe Hendry: I’m sorry to upset you, though. Yes, you’ve main evented Stand & Deliver back-to-back years, so maybe this isn’t the biggest match of your career, but it is the most important, because you’re at crossroads. There’s no pathway for you back to the NXT Championship, and after I beat you for this, well, then the TNA World Title goes away as well. And then the number one superstar has no pathway to gold, and that’s where the doubt creeps in, and you find out, that as fast as your star rose to the top, it could come crashing back down. So, if anyone is gonna find out what it’s like for their 15 minutes of fame to expire, it’s Trick Williams.

– Joe Hendry signs the contract.

Joe Hendry: Thank you.

– Josh Briggs is down in the dumps about Yoshiki Inamura going back to Pro Wrestling NOAH. Hank & Tank tells Briggs that they have his back. Shawn Spears says that Briggs doesn’t know what he’s got until it’s gone. When it comes to relationships, Briggs is a cancer. Tank says that this is not the time or place. Spears says that Briggs should change before it consumes him and he explodes. Briggs has a lot on his mind right now, and he doesn’t need Spears wisdom. Briggs does have a good idea on how to clear his head.

– Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors tells AVA that they are ready for some competition on behalf of Chase University. They’ll have their first match next week, and it’ll be against the returning OTM. Mr. Chase is pissed.

– Next week on NXT, there will be a Joe Hendry Concert and a Trick Williams Rap Performance. Kelani Jordan battles Zaria. Plus, Je’Von Evans collides with Ashante THEE Adonis and Sean Legacy in a Triple Threat Match.

Fifth Match: Stephanie Vaquer & Jordynne Grace vs. Fatal Influence w/Jazmyn Nyx 

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